LGBT Pride 2018: Highlights from events around San Diego

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) — The San Diego City Council issued a proclamation last week to recognize July 2018 as LGBT Pride Month in America's Finest City. The proclamation came just before Pride festivities kicked off in Hillcrest, Balboa Park and elsewhere around San Diego.

Scroll through to see highlights from each day of San Diego Pride 2018:

News 8's Monique Griego shows us how the festivities continued Sunday, despite a scare on Saturday when some Pride attendees witnessed a hit-and run near the event (Note: Police do not believe the incident was related to the festival):

Of course, the parade is a long-standing tradition in San Diego so we dove into the News 8 archives, for a look back at the parade in 1991. Check out the video below.

To view on YouTube, click here and scroll down for another News 8 Throwback.

For those who want to help with the aftermath of Pride, theHillcrest Town Council's Post-Pride Neighborhood Clean-Upwill be held Monday. Each yeah following Pride, HTC and their volunteers work in teams to spruce up the neighborhood. All supplies and breakfast treats are provided to start the day and light appetizers will be served at Mo's Bar and Grill following the clean-up. Click here to sign-up.

Robert DeKoven, who was an Associated Students president at SDSU in the late 1970s, announced Wednesday he will donate $1 million toward his alma mater's Pride Center and LGBT Studies Program. The gift was announced at SDSU's annual Pride flag-raising ceremony: